On June 27, 2019, Dennis McLerran received the 2019 S. Smith Griswold Outstanding Air Pollution Control Official Award. By vote of the Board of Directors of the Air & Waste Management Association, Dennis was selected to recognize his 30 years of service and leadership in building strong, diverse and inclusive cultures of public engagement that bring about results.

For 2019, SuperLawyers has recognized Cascadia Law Group attorney Tisha Pagalilauan among the Top 50 Women in the region. Valerie Fairwell and Meghan Gavin were named Rising Stars. Jeff Goltz was named a Top Rated Utilities, Administrative Law and Transportation/Maritime Lawyer. SuperLawyers also named Rod Brown, Jay Manning, Tom McDonald, Josh Lipsky, Steve Tan, Joe Rehberger, Tisha Pagalilauan, Valerie Fairwell, and Meghan Gavin as Top Rated Environmental Attorneys. Congratulations to them all.

Sustainability Matters Today is a podcast based in London, UK by Daniel Hartz that profiles sustainability leaders about their career, their origins in work related to sustainability and climate, and the ways in which people can adopt more climate-friendly practices in their personal and professional lives.

UK-based Chambers & Partners has published its annual global survey results, and their USA guide continues to rank our firm and lawyers "Band 1": at the top of our profession in the Environment category.

Cascadia Law Group is delighted to welcome Meghan E. Gavin as an associate in our Seattle office.

UK-based Chambers & Partners has published its annual global survey results, and their USA guide continues to rank our firm and lawyers "Band 1": at the top of our profession in the Environment category.

The former EPA Region 10 Administrator and Executive Director of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency will join our Seattle office.

On June 1, Dennis McLerran returns to the practice of law and dispute resolution, becoming Of Counsel at Cascadia Law Group PLLC after serving seven years as the Regional Administrator for EPA Region 10 and as Executive Director of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. Dennis will focus his practice on environmental, climate change, land use, treaty rights and regional regulatory issues.

Governor Jay Inslee has named Jay Manning as Chair of the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council. Originally appointed to the Leadership Council in 2013, Jay succeeds Martha Kongsgaard in the lead role. The Puget Sound Partnership is a non-regulatory state agency charged with mobilizing community, regional, state and federal efforts to protect and restore Puget Sound. The Leadership Council serves as the state agency’s seven-member governing body.

Cascadia and our lawyers have featured again in this year's crop of legal accolades